Kai got to Suki's home 30 minutes after the incident. When he knocked on the door, it swung open immediately and Kugamoro appeared at the door, followed by Kazumi and Ishuzo.
"Suki?" asked Kugamoro. He had a hopeful expression, but as soon as he saw that Kai had been the one who had knocked, it disappeared.
"She's not here?" asked Kai.
The others lowered their gaze to the ground. Puffy red eyes and dark circles around them told him that they had been crying for some time and that they had been awake, God knows how long ago.
"Is she here?" he asked, fearing the worst.
"We don't know where she is." Answered Kugamoro in a chocked voice.
That was enough to tell Kai that his fears were indeed become real.
"May… May I come in?" he asked.
Kugamoro moved aside, slowly. He seemed tired, depressed but over all, very worn out. Kai stepped in and held a shocked gasp, but he couldn't help his eyes widen when he saw the broken glass everywhere.
"What happened here?" he asked, almost whispering, turning to the devastated Family.
"Somebody broke into the house." Said Kazumi. "And Kidnapped Suki."
Thoughts raced through Kais mind. What if she was hurt? What if she was suffering? Scared? What if she was…? He couldn't help but feel angry at himself. Angry for breaking her heart, for running away, for leaving her alone…
"Where's her brother?" he asked.
"He's in his room." Said Kugamoro.
Kai walked through the hallway, slamming doors open in search for Kambei. He had a slight feeling that he had something to do with her disappearance. After all, he had tried to wipe her out at the tournament. When he opened the last door, Kambei stood up, but he lost balance when Kai jumped on him and grabbed him by the collar.
"I'll only ask once." He whispered. "Where-is-Suki?" he paused after every word to let the question sink in.
Kambei looked at him and tried to get free from his grip, but Kai held on tighter, looking deeply into Kambei's eyes.
"Two boys chased her into the small forest." He chocked out. "She didn't come back out."
Kai let go of him and walked towards the door again, with Kambei following behind who was saying "I don't know why you care about that bitch. After what she did to me…"
Kai turned and let his fist slam right into Kambei's face. He fell to the floor as Kai said "If I find you had anything to do with this…" he didn't finish. Instead, he walked out into the living room. He searched everywhere until he found a notepad and a pen. "Did you call the police?" he asked.
Kugamoro shook his head no. "Don't do it." Said Kai. He scribbled something into the notepad and gave it to Kazumi.
"Call Ray." He said. "Tell him that he has to come with Kenny later today like around 11:30. Tell him that neither Tyson nor Max should know about them coming here. Keep Suki's friends out of this as well as the rest of the city. I have a plan." He ran out into the city, not really knowing what he was going to do there. "Suki, I hope you're ok." He thought.
Suki awoke at 11:15 am after she had been knocked out. She was in a bed located on the center of a white room. It was very well lit and very wide. Her arms were tied together with handcuffs attached to the bed as well as her legs were tied with a metal band. She turned her head in every direction; there were large tubes, scanners, power measures, microscopes, lasers…
"It's a Lab." She thought.
"I see you've awakened." Said a red head.
"Where am I and what do you want?" she asked. She tried to sound brave, but her voice quivered, revealing her fear.
"You cannot know where you are. You see, this is a secret lab." He said, walking over to her.
Suki stared at him. "Maybe you're wondering why you're here." Said the boy, reading her thoughts. "You see, we never thought that he had a partner. I guessed that if there was a male, there also had to be a female." The guy looked right at her. "I searched everywhere."
"Searched for what?" she asked.
"You, my dear." He answered. "I would've gotten him instead, but it's been a while since he lost trust in me. So for the last two weeks, my target has been finding you." He settled his index finger on her nose; she shook it away by shaking her head and he laughed. There was something dark about that laugh.
"Why would you be looking for me?"
"To extract your genes and share them with people who deserve them."
"My genes?" she asked.
"Yes. We have recently discovered what amazing power you posses."
"Powers?" she asked, making a confused expression. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"Don't play dumb with me you fuckin' half breed!" he said, his temper rising.
Suki gasped. How did he know? He couldn't. No one could. So how did he know such thing? Suki had hid it from everyone, including her parents and friends. The only one who knew was Odeon, but she wouldn't reveal her secret. So, how did this boy know?
"Now, the process of extraction will be held in approximately 15 minutes." He said, injecting something into Suki's arm. Then he took out another injection and squirted its contents into Suki's arm. He grabbed a mask and tried to put in on Suki's nose and mouth, but Suki moved her head right, left and right again, trying to avoid that happening.
"Brian, help me here." He said with and irritated sight.
Suki felt strong hands hold her head still by the jaw. It hurt her, and she wished she could say something about it, but her jaw was held tightly shut. She started feeling sleepy and tired after the mask was on her; she had inhaled sleeping gas. She fought the feeling drowsiness until it took over her, making her give up, making her shut her eyes, and making her fall into a restless sleep.
"I found this at the forest." Said Kai to Ray and Kenny. They had arrived exactly at 11:30 and had done what Kazumi said Kai had said for them to do. They looked up at their captain and waited for instructions. So far, they had been told to help clean the Tatewaki house while he went to the forest.
"Why didn't you want Tyson and Max here?" had asked Kenny.
"I can't really explain." Had muttered Kai.
"Don't ask questions, Chief. Just do what he says." Said Ray.
Kai told them all he knew about Suki, her family and what happened to her. They understood perfectly that Kai trusted them both more than Tyson and Max and that he needed help solving the case.
Now it was well passed after 12 and Kai had returned with his discoveries.
"It's a piece of Fabric." Observed Ray.
"And a few hairs." Added Kenny.
"Could be from an animal." Suggested Ray.
"No animal has fur that long." Said Kenny. "It was a human."
"Looks like who ever it was, it left this behind." Muttered Kai.
"He worries about her." Thought Ray. "Kai Hiwatari actually worries about somebody else other than himself." He knew there was no reason to do so, but he smiled as Kai sat down on the couch and studied the piece of fabric and hairs closely.
When Suki opened her eyes, she was still at the lab, but her arms and legs were no longer tied up. "Hello." Said a voice from the other side. Suki turned her head, still laying, towards the red head. He was just standing there, with a smirk on his face and a tube in his hands with a yellowish liquid inside.
"I didn't expect you to sleep so much. I guess we over gave you sleeping gas. You slept 9 hours."
"It seems I only slept a few minutes." She thought.
Then she felt a pain on her left arm, right on the vein above the elbow. She looked at it; it was bandaged. "What did you do to me?" she asked, frightened.
"I told you. We extracted plasma to share with others that deserve your power. A girl like you wouldn't because she doesn't know how to use it. You even deny that fact." The red head walked over to her.
Suki sat up, flung her legs to the right side of the bed to face him. "My Lady, let me introduce myself properly." He took her hand and kissed it after saying "My name is Tala. Tala Ivanov."
She pulled her hand away. "Can you let me go now?" she asked. Tala let out a short laugh.
"Of course not."
"Why not?" she asked panicking. "You've already got what you wanted!"
"No, not quite." He said a twinkle in his eyes.
Suki gave him a questionable look. "You see, I discovered your powers, so I have a right to decide what to do with you."
"No you don't." she thought. "YOU DON'T!"
"And what do you…"
"My wife." Interrupted Tala, as if it were nothing. "You will be made my wife. And you can't oppose. If you do, you will suffer."
"BUT IM ONLY 16!" she protested.
"So am I." he said.
"But I want to finish school, I want to get a job and become someone important!"
"You will be someone everybody's going to be running away from once they find out what you really are." He said.
Suki didn't what to say. She tried to think of something to say, but her mind was blank. She was no longer thinking clearly.
"You will be someone everybody's going to be running away from once they find out what you really are." Those words had affected greatly. "Kai…"she though looking down at the floor. "I wish you were here. I know you're not a bad guy. I know you will be here. I know you will…" she repeated that over to herself more than twice. She needed to believe in that, even if they were all a bunch of useless thoughts. She had to keep her hopes up.
"Lets take you to your permanent room now shall we?" asked Tala.
Suki looked at him again. Then she looked around, jumped off the bed and headed for a window when she saw it. All of a sudden, she felt an electrifying force make her stop and fall to the ground. She screamed in pain and anger, wanting to break free from that wave… but she was unable.
Her body shook violently and it twisted like a worm; then as sudden as it had started, it stopped. She gasped for air, her body still trembling in fear. She looked up at him as he walked over to her.
"I knew something like this would happen." Said Tala, showing her a small block of steel with a shift. "That's why I decided to set an electrifying belt around your waist. It fits you perfectly, so the only way to take it off is to punch in the code."
Suki couldn't believe it. Not only was she being forced to marry him, she was also being treated like an animal… "You're cruel and have no sense of realism!" she said as she stood up. In a flash, Tala was right in front of her. She felt a blow against her face and then numb pain as she fell to the floor again; Tala had slapped her.
"Get up. Were going to your room." He got her from her arm and forced her to stand painfully. He dragged her through a hallway and when they got to a door, Tala opened it and threw her inside; he went in and shut the door behind him.
Suki sat up, blinking several times to see more clearly through her tears.
The bed was pink as so were the curtains. The carpet and the walls were white. The rest of the furniture was either brown or gray. The room had a bathroom of its own, and it was also pink. Tala walked to the drawers and opened them. He took out a pair of black shorts, a white shirt, underwear and towels and threw them at her.
"Get in the shower." He commanded. "You need a bath."
"What about the belt?" she asked.
"What about it." He replied, coldly.
"It works with energy; won't it electrify me?"
"No, its water proof."
Suki got up and walked to the bathroom, where she set down her clothes on the closed toilet seat. When she turned to close the door, Tala pushed it open again.
"Undress." He said.
"But…"
"Undress!"
More tears formed in her eyes as she did what she was told. She would normally oppose to any kind of command, but this time, fear overpowered her bravery. She took off her clothes slowly, and he stood there with all the patience of the world, watching her.
He turned the water on for her as she tried to stand as still as possible. "Get in." he said. She obeyed. He then jumped in after her without taking off his clothes.
"You're a fine woman." He said, touching her arm gently. Her body trembled; not because the water was cold, but because she was scared.
He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her to him, forcing a kiss into her. His hands traveled trough her body; he touched her neck, her back, her breasts… she tried to push him away, but he kept forcing her into the deep and disgusting lip connection. When he started heading south, she managed to pull her lips from his and yelled "Stop!" but instantly regretted.
She was slapped again and pushed to the floor, her head almost banging against it. He cursed angrily as he walked out of the shower. He left her to cry as she tried to scrub away the feeling she had just experienced.
